Victoria Taylor: Warning search for missing mum could be called off for safety reasons

Victoria Taylor was past seen connected Monday astatine her location successful Malton, North Yorkshire, arsenic a immense hunt for the missing mum that was planned to spell up contiguous whitethorn beryllium successful jeopardy

A immense hunt for missing mum Victoria Taylor organised by strangers could contiguous beryllium called disconnected - due to the fact that conditions on the River Derwent are "dangerous".

The ample radical already gathered successful oregon heading to Malton, North Yorkshire, whitethorn look crushing quality that the hunt volition beryllium scrapped arsenic much rainfall overnight has near the riverbank peculiarly hazardous.

Safety concerns were already rife earlier this week erstwhile strangers acceptable disconnected on the River Derwent to behaviour their ain hunt for the missing mum, who was past seen astatine 9am connected Monday successful Malton. Police had reportedly told the radical to support astatine slightest 2 metres from the water's edge.

Now, residents accidental the kind-hearted cognition is successful jeopardy. Writing connected a nationalist Facebook radical arranged to assistance enactment the hunt for Vicky, 1 section said: "This country was truly atrocious yesterday truthful not definite it's harmless to bash today... I'd beryllium disquieted for radical walking this contiguous aft the rain." She referenced to the agelong of the stream betwixt Malton and the colony of Low Hutton, astir 4 miles south.

Another posted connected the aforesaid group: "The stream is precise unsafe erstwhile it's receding. There's a slippery slope side." Another nonmigratory said: "Looks similar we person had immoderate rainfall overnight, which is going to person made the riverside banks adjacent much slippery... The paths are waterlogged successful places."

Specialist divers with North Yorkshire Police person this week scoured the stream successful the hunt for the 34-year-old woman, who is heavily progressive successful foundation enactment and had precocious jumped retired of a level for Dementia UK.

One of her adjacent friends, Charlotte Cundill, said she "won't springiness up" successful her attempts to find Vicky, who has a girl with fiancé Matthew Grant Williams. Charlotte posted connected the aforesaid Facebook group, successful which determination are astir 7,000 members: "Let's get you location beautiful. I won't springiness up."

The mum, who is primitively from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, was past spotted wearing bluish jeans, a achromatic Adidas archetypal puffer overgarment with achromatic stripes down the sleeves and a grey Jack Wills hooded jumper.

Inspector Martin Dennison, of North Yorkshire Constabulary, said connected Thursday: "We are precise acrophobic astir Victoria's whereabouts and, similar her household and friends, conscionable privation to spot her harmless and well.

"I would impulse the nationalist to beryllium cautious if looking for Victoria adjacent the river. Our officers person specializer grooming and equipment, and they are utilized to moving successful assorted terrains.

"If you bash person immoderate accusation which tin assistance with the hunt past delight telephone america 101. Any contiguous sightings should beryllium reported to 999."